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Towards the “Perfect” Weather Warning
We outline the objectives of the book, setting them in the context of disaster risk management in a changing world and introducing the role of warnings in mitigating weather-related disasters. We describe the warning value chain, linking the needs of the decision-maker with forecasting capability; identify the blockages where information is lost, which we call the “valleys of death”; …
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- 9783030989897
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- X, 270
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EU Cohesion Policy Implementation - Evaluation Challenges and Opportunities
This work is mainly aimed at evaluating the reasons behind the inefficient execution of Operational Programs (OPs) aimed at promoting research and innovation (R&I), especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To achieve this goal, we employed a three-stage slack-based measure (SBM) data envelopment analysis (DEA) model combined with Stochastic Frontier analysis (SFA), which i…
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- 9783031181610
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- XII, 193
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Data Spaces
igital transformation, data ecosystems, and Data Spaces are inevitable parts of our future. The book aims to educate the reader on data sharing and exchange techniques using Data Spaces. It will address and explore the cuttingedge theory, technologies, methodologies, and best practices for Data Spaces for both industrial and personal data. The book provides the reader with a basis for unde…
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- 9783030986360
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- XX, 357
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Innopolis University - From Zero to Hero
The first part of the book focuses on the early days of the project: Innopolis University before the construction of Innopolis city. We present the concept, the motivation, and the objectives for the development of a new university. We share memories of the initial set-up of the university in the center of Kazan and the period of the construction of the city. We confronted the challenges of…
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- 9783030985998
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- XXIV, 97
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Schützende Bewältigung
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird eine qualitative Studie zum Thema Diskriminierungserfahrungen von Fachkräften der Sozialen Arbeit vorgestellt. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, eine gegenstandsverankerte Theorie abzubilden, die hilft, den Umgang mit Diskriminierungserfahrung – insbesondere Rassismuserfahrungen – zu beschreiben: Wie verhalten sich Betroffene in diskriminierenden Situationen? Wie gehe…
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- Islam in der Gesellschaft
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- XV, 302
Citizens in the Graeco-Roman World
The volume provides a collection of studies on citizenship in the Graeco-Roman world and the political and philosophical reflection on it. It encourages the reader to complement the traditional institutional approach to citizenship with a broader perspective.
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- 407
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- 9789004352612
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- Mnemosyne, Supplements
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From Monologue to Dialogue : Radio and Reform in Indonesia
From Monologue to Dialogue: Radio and Reform in Indonesia analyses how radio journalism since the late 1990s has been shaped by and contributed to Reformasi, or the ambition of democratizing Indonesian politics, economy and society. The book examines ideas and practices such as independent journalism, peace journalism, meta-journalism, virtual interactivity, talk-back radio and community radio,…
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- 978-90-04-25383-4
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- vi, 190 pp.
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- Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Volume: 264
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- 950 JUR m
From Lanka Eastwards : The Ramayana in the Literature and Visual Arts of Indo…
The Kakawin Ramayana, arguably the oldest Old Javanese epic text in Indic metres (circa 9th century AD), holds a unique position in the literary heritage of Indonesia. The poem has retained a remarkable vitality through the centuries in the Archipelago, inspiring many forms of artistic expression not only in the domain of literature but also in the visual and performing arts, from the reliefs o…
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- 978-90-04-25376-6
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- xvi, 259 pp.
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- Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Volume: 247
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- 950 LAN
From Josephus to Yosippon and Beyond : Text – Re-interpretations – Afterl…
Two millennia ago, the Jewish priest-turned-general Flavius Josephus, captured by the emperor Vespasian in the middle of the Roman-Jewish War (66–70 CE), spent the last decades of his life in Rome writing several historiographical works in Greek. Josephus was eagerly read and used by Christian thinkers, but eventually his writings became the basis for the early-10th century Hebrew text called…
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- 978-90-04-69329-6
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- xx, 662 pp.
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- Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Volume: 215
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- 260 JOS
From Capture to Sale : The Portuguese Slave Trade to Spanish South America in…
From Capture to Sale illuminates the experience of African slaves transported to Spanish America by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. It draws on exceptionally rich accounts of one of the most prominent slave traders, Manuel Bautista Pérez. These papers cover the whole journey of the slaves from Africa, through Colombia and Panama to their final sale in Peru. The prime focus of …
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- 978-90-47-41936-5
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- xiv, 378 pp.
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- The Atlantic World, Volume: 12
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- 900 NEW c
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